Job Description
We're making a hardware wallet for the next 100M bitcoin users. Our goal is economic empowerment -- starting with bringing easy-to-use, reliable self-custody to a global audience. We're assembling a team deeply experienced in an extremely wide range of disciplines, including business, operations, design, software, hardware, security, and so many other aspects of product delivery. Come build the future of crypto-enabling hardware with us!
You will:
Build and manage a team of backend and mobile engineers to deliver a broad range of software for an innovative new global product
Drive technical strategy for this new product area
Grow your organization to meet launch goals - and to help define what comes next for Square's crypto-enabling hardware and infrastructure
Guide your team through the ambiguous and dynamic environment that comes with working on nascent, forward-looking products
Use your technical expertise to cultivate pragmatic engineering decision-making and sustain high engineering standards on the team
Contribute to and shape our transparency and engagement with the public
Collaborate with a range of partners in hardware, legal, and business roles across Square, Square Crypto, and the external community
Qualifications
You have:
8+ years of engineering great products and services, with 2+ years building and leading software engineering teams. Great candidates are more likely to have 10+ and 5+, and to have led distributed teams
Deep prior technical experience shipping production services in at least one component of the stack (preferably mobile or backend) - and exposure to the others
Demonstrated experience leading with empathy and transparency
Preferably, familiarity with bitcoin internals and experience developing software for cryptocurrency applications
Additional Information At Square, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)squareup.com. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible. PERKS At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) builds tools to empower businesses and individuals to participate in the economy. Sellers use Square to reach buyers online and in person, manage their business, and access financing. Individuals use Cash App to spend, send, store, and invest money. And TIDAL is a global music and entertainment platform that expands Square's purpose of economic empowerment to artists. Square, Inc. has offices in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Norway, and the UK.